Desna-Stara Huta National Nature Park
Floodplain meadows, oxbow lakes and pine forest on the Desna in northeastern Ukraine
The park follows an undammed stretch of the Desna, with oxbow lakes, wide tall-grass meadows and alder swamps on the floodplain. A second section in the southern Bryansk Forest on the Russian border is mostly pine.
Things to do
- On footWalk the educational ecological trail "Vizytivka Desny" through the habitats of the Desna floodplain terraces
- Try thisStay in a heated cabin or pitch a tent at a campsite in either the Desna or Stara Huta section
- On the waterGo fishing or take a boat on the Desna
- HeritageCheck in at the visitor center to register, then browse its library and videos
Also worth seeing
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Desna River Floodplains
Ramsar wetland site of international importance, with oxbow lakes, marshes and swamps. - 3
Bryansk Forest
The southern part of this forest, mostly pine, forms the Stara Huta section.